Jasper High School - J Yearbook (Jasper, IN)

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amz '10, CIM PRESIDENT ------ - - ART WAGNER SECRETARY-TREASURER - - ROBERT VOGEL SPONSOR ------- - - - MR. MASON The Camera Club, in its third year of existence went over with a bang again this year, as it has in the past, only a slightly louder bang. The Club sponsored the first school dance of the year on October 16, 1940, with music by Ebb Uebelhor and his Moonlight Serenaders. The profits were used to purchase supplies for the dark room. Throughout the year, the meetings of the club were made interesting by slides and motion pictures from the Eastman Kodak Company, by talks and demonstrations delivered by some of the members and by local professional photographers, and by movies, most of which were furnished and shown by Glenn Gramelspacher. The dark room, with its new equipment and supplies, was rarely abandonedg it had no chance to get dusty from lack of use. A book entitled, How to Make Your Own Photo- graphic Equipment was purchased causing all glass hammers and left handed monkey wrenches and board stretchers to be put to work making photographic equipment. In the latter part of the winter season, a photo contest was conducted. Twenty-three pic- tures were submitted. The winners were: Richard Nicholson, first prizeg Glenn Gramel- spacher, second prize, and Art Wagner, third prize.

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Eigdfi CZLL5 The fall of 1940 found very interesting questions under discussion in Jasper High School and throughout the nation. Compulsory military service was being enacted, the quadren- nial classic of American history, the presidential election was under way, and the war ma- chines were booming in Europe. To add to this state of chaos, the Indiana Debating League adopted for debate the very political question, Resolved, That the power of the federal gov- ernment be increased. After having extended a call for members and by proceding along lines with a marked similiarity to that of the federal government, i.e. draft , the club finally embarked on their year's journey with eight members, one of them, Alfred Kuper, having been drafted. Other members included Jack Rumbach, Denzil Conolty, Bernard Vonderschmidt, Maurice Kuper, Frank Renneisen, Robert Gramelspacher, and Richard Kunkel. The club engaged in several inter-scholastic debates and presented a verbal combat for the Knights of Columbus. Clncidentally several democratic members of the negative teams almost were forced to switch political parties to argue the question effectivelyj. Debates were held with Bosse, Washington, Glendale, Salem, and the club also participated in the sec- tional tourney held at New Albany. Four members of the team will be lost by graduation, but the fall of '41 will find four seasoned veterans returning to the debating tactus who should prove an unconquerable- quartet. Awards received by members were emerald studded pins to sophomore members Maurice Kuper, Frank Renneisen, Richard Kunkel and Denzel Conolty. Jack Rumbach, Ber- nard Vonderschmidt, Alfred Kuper, and Robert Gramelspacher were the recipients of silver pins for one year's service with the club. The achievements of the team were to a large extent due to the persistent efforts of Mr. Merder who might well be called the nucleus of the club.

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Uma coizomici PRESIDENT - - - - ADA MAE MILLER .VICE-PRESIDENT - - ANNA MAE HOFFMAN TREASURER - - - - MAXINE SCI-IAUS SPONSOR - ---- MISS ROSS Besides providing a pleasurable extra-curricular activity the Home Economics Club had as its aim to help its members become familiar with everyday problems of home life and per- sonality. This object was achieved principally through reports given by members of the club and by addresses by faculty members or people experienced in related fields such as beauty operators, nurses, and business people. Organized this year, the club immediately became immensely popular with girls of all classes and soon boasted a membership of seventy-five. Meetings were held bi-weekly on 'Fliursclays at the activities period. In addition, the club's two social functions were a great success, the one a Christmas party on December 16, the other a gala Valentine dance which made a hit with the students because it was a bit different, The club treasury was boosted by coca cola sales at a basketball game and by hat check- ing during the Sectional. One of the purposes for which the funds were used was to buy a rug for the Home Ec dining room. Programs all year were in charge of a committee: Alma Krodel, Margie Miller, Lois Beuchler, and Patricia Luegers. A.-M.. ,wma .air I .-